Paradise Cream (damaged)

Paradise Cream (damaged) — AP Artist Proof Screen Print

This is Paradise. Literally. The word runs tall and vertical, bold retro lettering stacked up in layers of white, purple, deep red, and golden yellow against a warm cream background. It is the kind of print that stops you in a room. The typography is chunky, confident, full of that seventies swagger that never really went out of style — it just went underground and waited for the right wall.

This is a 6 layer hand-pulled screen print, measuring 250 x 700mm — long and lean, designed to command a narrow space or anchor a gallery wall. Six layers means six separate passes through the press, six chances for something to go slightly wrong or slightly brilliant, and that is exactly what makes screen printing what it is. The colour build here is stunning. Each layer peeks out from behind the last, creating that deep shadow-stack effect that gives the lettering its incredible three-dimensional presence. Yellow grounds it, red punches through, purple deepens it, and white sits on top like a crown.

This particular print is an AP — Artist Proof. That means it sits outside the main numbered edition. APs are pulled during the proofing process and they carry their own distinct status among collectors. This one is signed.

Now, full transparency — this is a damaged print. There is a very small area where white is showing through on the cream layer. It is minor, but it is there. Please check the photos carefully before buying. That is not a throwaway line. Look at the images. If you are happy with it, you are getting a genuinely special piece of work at a price that reflects the damage. If you need perfect, this is not the one for you — and that is fine.

Postage and packaging is included in the price. It will be packed properly, the way it deserves to be packed.

Hand-pulled. Signed. Artist Proof. One of a kind in the most literal sense — imperfections and all, this is a piece of real craft.

Who is this print for? Collectors who understand that hand-pulled means unrepeatable. Once it's gone, it's gone. Own a piece of British screenprint craft.